Students

PhD. level: 2025 - 2029
Supervisor: Karol Hensel
Title (en):
Plant growth promotion by foliar and hydroponic application of plasma activated water
Title (sk):
Podpora rastu rastlín pomocou plazmou aktivovanej vody pomocou listovej a hydroponickej aplikácie
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The objective of the thesis would be to: 1) Investigation of gaseous discharges and cold plasmas, their interaction with water and formation of plasma activated water (PAW), 2) Physical and chemical analysis of PAWs - pH, ORP, concentration of reactive (e.g. H2O2, NO2, NO3-, NH4+.), 3) Foliar application of PAW and also plasma activated organic fertilizers to plants, 4) Hydroponic cultivations of plants in PAW and later its optimization, 5) Biological analysis of the effect of PAW on plant growth and quality including growth parameters, concentration of photosynthetic pigments, activity and in situ analysis of antioxidant enzymes, changes of the root lignification, and radicals (H2O2 and O2•¯) visualisation, 6) Monitoring the plant response to stress factors (heavy metals, radiation, drought) in the presence of PAW.